How now, Brow how?

by Teen Vogue

OK, I'll admit that was a silly title for this blog posting. Jcrewaddict, I turned to two experts to answer your question about brow-spots! Here's what Sania (my favorite brow lady!) of Sania's Brow Bar had to say: "You're getting pimples either because you're using a magnifying mirror (or standing extremely close to the mirror in good light). Therefore you're seeing the hairs too closely, which appear ready for pulling, and because they're not, you're breaking the hairs because they're too short. The hairs then jump back underneath the skin, which then causes "pimples" which really are ingrown hairs. Or, you're pulling in the wrong direction can also break the hairs and become 'ingrowns.'" Top dermatologist Marsha Gordon, MD, recommends that a derm visit to have pimples checked out. "If a bacteria grows, then either you⿿re not completely sterilizing tweezers or you have some bacteria on your skin that's getting into the hair follicles. Either way, you should discontinue tweezing and treat the infection. If no bacteria grows, then these bumps are a result of inflammation from the trauma of tweezing. It may be time to leave the hair removal to professionals!" Hope this helps, JCrewAddict!